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Southfield rejects plans for Walmart store

SOUTHFIELD (AP) — City officials have rejected plans for a Walmart store on a busy corridor.

The Southfield City Council voted 5-1 early Tuesday against the retail giant's proposal after a six-hour meeting. WWJ 950 and WDIV-Channel 4 and WJBK-TV2 report that about 70 people attended the meeting, and many were opposed to the new store on Southfield Road at the site of a former church and school.

Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had requested that the 9-acre site be rezoned to allow the construction of the store.

Residents say they were concerned about excessive traffic in the area. Wal-Mart officials say they planned new traffic signals and other measures to ease congestion.